The TOI correspondent from Washington: The White House Situation Room, forged during the Kennedy years of the Cold War, has hosted some of the most consequential discussions in modern American history: nuclear crises, the raid that killed Osama bin Laden, responses to terrorist attacks, and wars overseas.According to a forthcoming book by New York Times…
MUMBAI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises is seeking to raise Rs 2,300 crore for strategic and business initiatives, nearly a year after shareholders blocked a similar attempt by the broadcaster’s promoter group to increase its stake.The company said its board would deliberate further on funding options, without specifying the instrument or timeline. The move comes as Zee…
Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman, center, celebrates with teammates (AP Photo) Bangladesh created history on Thursday by clinching their first-ever ODI series victory over Australia, securing an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match contest with a composed five-wicket win in the second match.A lengthy rain interruption of nearly two-and-a-half hours forced officials to revise Bangladesh’s target under…
One of Bollywood’s most iconic heartbreak songs, Tadap Tadap Ke from Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, was not originally composed for the Sanjay Leela Bhansali directorial. Music composer Ismail Darbar recently revealed that the chartbuster was initially created as a scratch track for another major film before it eventually became a part of the 1999…
Chief Minister Vijay seeks Class XII marks as criteria for MBBS, BDS and AYUSH admissions at NITI Aayog meet In the Eleventh Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay reiterated the State’s opposition to the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for undergraduate medical and dental admissions, stating that…
बॉलीवुड में हर साल कई चेहरे आते हैं, लेकिन कुछ सितारे ऐसे होते हैं जो अपनी पहली ही फिल्म से सनसनी मचा देते हैं. 90 के दशक में भी एक ऐसा ही एक्टर आया था, जिसकी एंट्री ने इंडस्ट्री में हलचल मचा दी थी. लड़कियां उसकी दीवानी थीं, डायरेक्टर प्रोड्यूसर उसके साथ फिल्में बनाने के…
AI-generated image used for representation NEW DELHI: “Andhera chhatega, suraj niklega, kamal khilega.”When Atal Bihari Vajpayee uttered those words after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was reduced to just two seats in the 1984 Lok Sabha elections, it was more an expression of faith than a prophecy.More than four decades later, the BJP has emerged…
Photo: Dasha Takisho / Instagram Have you ever looked at a mountain and felt something quietly shift inside you? That instinctive pull to a particular spot isn’t random; it’s revealing where you are in your life right now. This personality test invites you to look at a mountain image and notice which spot attracts you…
A Pakistani asylum seeker who raped a “particularly vulnerable” 18-year-old woman in a Nottinghamshire park, UK, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, reports BBC. 28-year-old Sheraz Malik attacked the teenager in Sutton Lawn park, located in Sutton-in-Ashfield, on June 29 last year. Malik assaulted the woman after she had already been raped by…
US stock markets traded higher on Thursday, with technology and artificial intelligence (AI)-linked stocks rebounding after a volatile week, while investors continued to monitor rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, inflation concerns and global interest rate expectations.The benchmark S&P 500 rose 0.5% in morning trade, recovering some of the losses recorded over the previous…
